Amazon has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against Perplexity AI, accusing the start-up of committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when Comet, its artificial intelligence browser agent, is shopping on a real person’s behalf, in violation of Amazon’s terms of service. Perplexity’s system posed security risks to customer data, Amazon said, and the…

Kennedys has partnered with Spellbook to create a legal training program for junior lawyers that addresses the impact of AI on entry-level tasks. The initiative aims to equip new lawyers with essential skills as automation threatens traditional roles including contract drafting and document review. Spellbook’s platform, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-5, launches later this year in…

Newly unsealed documents show JPMorgan Chase began flagging Jeffrey Epstein’s suspicious cash withdrawals in 2002 – years before his crimes became public. The bank filed multiple reports about patterns suggesting evasion of oversight but continued serving him until 2013. Internal emails showed staff suspected criminal behavior. JPMorgan later settled a lawsuit alleging it enabled Epstein’s…

The White House is suspending the active security clearances of lawyers from Covington & Burling who are working with former special counsel Jack Smith. Smith prosecuted Donald Trump unsuccessfully on behalf of the Justice Department under the Biden administration. According to a White House memo, all executive agencies are to suspend the clearances that may…

A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing troves of sensitive personal data from the Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the agencies and their staff may not disclose the personally identifiable information (PII) of those who apply…